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ostensible
[ o-sten-suh-buhl ]
/ ÉĖstÉn sÉ bÉl /
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adjective
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.
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Origin of ostensible
OTHER WORDS FROM ostensible
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ostensible
ostensible , ostensiveWords nearby ostensible
Osteichthyes, osteitis, osteitis deformans, Ostend, Ostend Manifesto, ostensible, ostensibly, ostensive, ostensive definition, ostensorium, ostensory
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British Dictionary definitions for ostensible
ostensible
/ (ÉĖstÉnsÉŖbÉl) /
adjective
apparent; seeming
pretended
Derived forms of ostensible
ostensibility, nounWord Origin for ostensible
C18: via French from Medieval Latin ostensibilis, from Latin ostendere to show, from ob- before + tendere to extend
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